On Tuesday, the famous aviation law firm filed the first legal action in connection with the fatal crash of a Washington, DC plane on January 29, with three widows and passengers who died in the air. On behalf of the child, they sought $250 million.
American Airlines' recent clash on Flight 5342 Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk On the Potomac River, all were killed on a total of 67 aircraft, including 40-year-old Casey Clafton of Salem, Connecticut.
“Casey was an incredible person,” said Bob Clifford, lawyer from the Chicago-based Clifford Law office, in a statement Tuesday. “He was a gifter, beloved husband and father. He enjoyed coaching boys on youth soccer and Little League baseball teams. What happened to their loved ones?”
Crafton received his Bachelor of Aviation Management from Bob Jones University in South Carolina and worked as a technical support manager for the airline consulting firm Guardian Jet when the plane crashed from Wichita, Kansas. .
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Casey Clafton leaves behind a 16-year-old wife and three sons. (Clifford Law Office)
Tuesday's filing is required for pre-case requests with the federal government and for separate applications for preserving evidence after a fatal crash. The $250 million claim was filed against the Federal Aviation Administration and the US military, which operated Black Hawk.
Clifford Law Offices said staffing at the control tower at Washington-Ragan National Airport (DCA) at the time of the collision, saying there were communication issues between the tower and the flight. Masu. 5342.
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The FAA told Fox News Digital it had not commented on the pending lawsuit. Fox News Digital also contacted the Army for comment.
January 29th DC Plane-Helicopter Collision Map.
The DCA's staffing at the air-controlled towers states that “it's not normal between time and traffic.” New York Times.
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The controller was Handling of helicopters The Times reported that the plane landed and departed from the airport runway on the evening of January 29th, too. These assignments are typically assigned to two controllers.
On January 30, 2025, crew recovered the wreckage of American Airlines Flight 5342 on the Potomac River in Washington, DC. The plane was involved in a fatal collision with the US Black Hawk helicopter the night before. (Lee Green from Fox News Digital)
The Air Control Tower at Reagan Airport has been in a long-term shortage of staff along with 19 fully certified controllers as of September 2023. However, the FAA and the Controllers Union called for 30 controllers with the staff's goal.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegses previously told Fox & Friends on January 30 that he “gets to the bottom of what happened here.”
“It's not fully accepted in our country's capital or anywhere. Military trains train steadily, and whether they pause on this unit or in this exercise, this is important. That's what Heggs said: “…We have to train safely. This can never happen, and it's completely unacceptable.”
